im a noob: explain to me why css makes tables obsolete? - GoFuckYourself.com

mrthumbs · 08-11-2005, 08:13 PM

Is it because you can determine the position of an item on the page?

Are tables a thing of the past?

I never use css.. im still stuck in the 90's and that scares me.

tresisa · 08-11-2005, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mrthumbs

Is it because you can determine the position of an item on the page?

Are tables a thing of the past?

I never use css.. im still stuck in the 90's and that scares me.

its ok dude ..

khs · 08-11-2005, 08:16 PM

learn css sooner than later, built into DW aswell

tungsten · 08-11-2005, 08:18 PM

css is a great tool, learn it

mrthumbs · 08-11-2005, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tresisa

its ok dude your penis is at least average ..

Thankie :-)

JD · 08-11-2005, 08:21 PM

tables aren't obsolete. sometimes you need to use them to overcome bugs in the way IE uses css. i.e. the 3 pixel bug

tresisa · 08-11-2005, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by mrthumbs

Thankie :-)

wuushuuuu nice edit dude.....

galleryseek · 08-11-2005, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SPeRMiNaToR

tables aren't obsolete. sometimes you need to use them to overcome bugs in the way IE uses css. i.e. the 3 pixel bug

nah not quite, there's always some sort of fix that'll do the trick.

css has a number of advantages over tables for layouts. tables DO have a purpose, and that's just to show tabular data.

- a lot less coding for the spiders to crawl
- css with xhtml = standards compliant
- better for things like screen readers

and there are more, but these are the major ones.

mrthumbs · 08-11-2005, 09:39 PM

http://www.decloak.com/Dev/CSSTables/CSS_Tables_01.aspx

Realpascal · 08-11-2005, 09:41 PM

I'll stop. Just a couple of more posts..

xfalmp · 08-11-2005, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Realpascal

I'll stop. Just a couple of more posts..

You already started your crusade? Cool, let's see how much time you last...

The Truth Hurts · 08-11-2005, 09:51 PM

you ever actually look at the css files on some of these sites...?
they can be fucking huge.

Rui · 08-13-2005, 11:44 AM

Check out this site, it should help you out getting started:
http://css.maxdesign.com.au/

cheers

Downtime · 08-13-2005, 11:47 AM

css and html in combination is the best route IMO; only using one of the two isn't a wise choice

fris · 08-13-2005, 11:50 AM

http://bluerobot.com/web/css/center1.html

http://bluerobot.com/web/layouts/layout3.html

Chio The Pirate · 08-13-2005, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mrthumbs

Is it because you can determine the position of an item on the page?

Are tables a thing of the past?

I never use css.. im still stuck in the 90's and that scares me.

YARGH! Check this site for a good example of why css kicks ass.

Each page you see (new design) uses the exact same html.
http://www.csszengarden.com

galleryseek · 08-13-2005, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Downtime

css and html in combination is the best route IMO; only using one of the two isn't a wise choice

buddy, you can't use css without html. HTML is ALWAYS present.

Mutt · 08-13-2005, 12:24 PM

i've seen more fucked up pages using a CSS layout than I have pages using tables.

tables are your friend.

galleryseek · 08-13-2005, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Mutt

i've seen more fucked up pages using a CSS layout than I have pages using tables.

tables are your friend.

yeah that's because the newbies who tried dev'ing the css didn't know what they were doing.

tables are the enemy of layouts.
css is your friend.

Machete_ · 08-13-2005, 01:24 PM

tables are good, easy and take up a a HELL of a lot less code, if you are spitting our 20 pages of reports

table will be arround

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